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English Dictionary: fervidness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fervidness
n
  1. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
    Synonym(s): ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fervid \Fer"vid\, a. [L. fervidus, fr. fervere. See {Fervent}.]
      1. Very hot; burning; boiling.
  
                     The mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. Ardent; vehement; zealous.
  
                     The fervid wishes, holy fires.            --Parnell.
            -- {Fer"vid*ly}, adv. -- {Fer"vid*ness}, n.
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